St.Mary's Church, Bersham.
Ed emerging from the first part of Plas Power Wood.
Do they know something we don't?
It must be Gnome Trail.
We missed the sign at the other end of the path.
Not just gnomes, even the Queen is here.
A local informed us that there were 147 at sthe lst count!
Crossing a footbridge constructed by Denbighshire County Council in 1948.
Foals and mares at Ty Hir Farm.
Jacob Sheep grazing in fields near Minera Lead Mine Heritage Centre.
Sculpure / art work in Big Wood near the Clywedog Trail between The Nant and Bersham.
The man made waterfall on the Afon Clywedog near Bersham.
Water pipes identical to those made at Bersham for the Mayor Paris (Perrier).
Walk stats:
Distance: 11.6 miles. Climb: 1545.
Tme: 5 hours 56 minutes. On the move walking average: 2.3 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 1.9 m.p.h.
Temperature: 21.2 Celsius at the start. 19.2 Celsius at lunch near the on Esclusham Mountain / Minera Mountain Road.
Beaufrt Wind Force: 0 - 3 Mainly calm and occasionally gusting to a light breeze and a gentle 11.2 m.p.h. breeze near Ty Hir Farm.
Group: Martyn and Ed.
This was a walk that Ed said he wanted to do, particularly in the Clywedog Valley between Bersham and the Minera Lead Mine Centre.
In order to make the walk around 10 miles he devised an extension around the Minera Quarries. Path finding around the southern side of the quarries wasn't easy and even when on them underfoot was that easy. I was glad to be wearing my 3-4 season walking boots and not just walking shoes.
On the way through Plas Power Wood, two women approached uus and as they went past, Ed said " they have been for a wild water swim"- was probably right as we soon came to a spot on the Afon Clywdog that was deep enough to at least bathe in.
The most surprising part of today's walk was the number of gnomes in the woods from The Nant towards The Smelt. The more we saw the more it made us smile. We didn't count them, but a local dog walker we spoke to informed us that the last time she counted them it was 147!
After lunch we decided to avoid any more of the difficult to locate paths around the edge of the quarries and tok a more direct route back to the Mineral Lead Mine Centre.
We didn't see many real walkers on our route today, but plenty of families were at Nant Mill and lots of dog walkers using the path from Nant Mill to Bersham,
At the end of the walk I encouraged Ed to extend the walk a little to visit the Bersham Iron Works Museum to see the "Perrier" Water Pipes - don't thin he was impressed!
Birs seen or heard today included: European robin, Common blackbird, Winter wren, Barn swallow, Meadow pipit, Common buzzard, Chiffchaff and Red grouse.
Overall a good walk, muggy at times, but at least it didn't rain.
Titanic Plum Porter was enjoyed at the Pant yr Ochain on the way home.
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